Idaho School Teacher Salaries Sky Rocket

Many believe that our teachers just don’t make enough money and that may be true but the money continues to go up for educators here in Idaho and currently salaries are at an all-time high.

I have a daughter who teaches high school and so YES, I’m concerned about her well-being but also the well-being of all those that get up every morning, strap their shoes on, and do their best to teach and help keep our children on the right track.

Last year there was a school freeze in Idaho but since then, Governor Brad Little was able to secure $44.9 million in new funding. And now that funding is trickling into teachers’ salaries.

Photo: East Idaho News

As you can see in the chart above… just six years ago the average teacher in Idaho made approximately $44,000 a year. That average has now gone up to more than $51,000 a year.

Here are some of the upper end salaries statewide for teachers according to East Idaho News.

• iSucceed Virtual Charter (Boise): $74,989.

• Blaine County School District: $74,546.

• Upper Carmen Public Charter: $71,572.

• Kootenai Bridge Academy (Coeur d’Alene): $70,429.

• Legacy Charter School (Nampa): $65,000.

• Boise School District: $64,630.

• Vision Charter School (Caldwell): $64,355.

• Genesee School District: $64,325.

• Liberty Charter (Nampa): $63,322.

• Victory Charter(Nampa): $61,905.

We all talk about how our children are our future. Seeing those so heavily involved in molding our future seems to me should be a priority. I applaud our teachers and my hope is to see this trend continue upward to help inspire more to step forward and share their knowledge and experience AND to let those educators now know that we love and appreciate them.